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Topic: Rockbox install (Read 1770 times)

I'm trying to install the Rockbox utility, but at the 'install' stage I'm getting an error message “Could not open Ipod: permission denied”. I understand I need to get permission by using sudo or by logging in as root. I've searched the Rockbox site and forums but can't find a relevant thread / answer -- probably because it's more of a simple linux issue... but still apparently too complex for me... I don't know how to do this.

Would one of you chaps be good enough to point me in the right direction.

Yep, that's what I did, although I unpacked it into Home and was getting the 'command not found'. I guess I was 'looking' in / from the wrong directory. Now unpacking it to desktop and following your instructions nothing happens in the terminal, it just returns the command line.

By double clicking the RockboxUtility file the user interface opens, it was here I had the original permission error message.

I've just ejected the media device and reconnected it and now it says "Mountpoint does not exist".

I'm now thinking it is an issue with Rockbox, or more likely something I'm doing wrong. I may start afresh point by point.

First... I've installed the .deb and can open the 'user interface' from the icon in the side bar, but still have the same issue with 'ipod permission' and 'mountpoint' -- I think identifying the mount point is the problem.